The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:40 at Manchester 2026 put Mark Smith 1,272nd of 1,463 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 7:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:51 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:07 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:22v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 5:47v median +0:43
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 6:37v median +1:11
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 7:00v median +1:33
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:49v median +1:13
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Block 06 10:35Running 6 7:15v median +1:45
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 6:30v median +1:02
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 9:10v median +4:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.